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Below is a sample outline for teaching the reading and writing of Arabic.

I am in the process of developing lessons for this outline.

Concept		Sample Resources
1. Teach isolated forms of letters	Lesson 1: Introduction to Arabic Alphabet	Alphabet Flashcards Use flashcards for daily review Arabic Alphabet Flashcards from Yemen Links.com- Flower Theme or Arabic Alphabet Flashcards from Yemen Links.com- Painter Theme or Arabic Alphabet Flashcards from Yemen Links.com - Boat Theme Alphabet Writing Practice Sheets Dotted letter tracing and free form writing From Yemen Links.com   Alif to Khaa Daal to Sheen Saad to Qaf Kaaf to Ya     Progress Chart Alphabet Progress Chart from TJ. Color in a letter as you learn it.   Drill Sheets Homemade     Computer games/softwre to learn or practice letters Animated illustration of how to form the letters. Drag the pieces to form the Arabic letter     Also see TJ's Arabic Alphabet Page
	Lesson 2: alif, ba
	ta, tha,
	jeem, Haa, khaa
	daal, dhaal
	raa, zaa
	seen, sheen
	Saad, Dhaad
	Taw, Thaw
	Ein, Ghein
	Faa, Qaaf, Kaaf
	Lam, meem, noon
	haa
	waw
	yq
Teach different forms (positions) of each letters
Teach short vowels, names	fathah, kasrah, domma
Teach short vowels, sounds	Same sequence as in 1	Chart showing beginning, medial, and ending positions of letters from THM Sadaqa
Teach fathah tanween
Teach kasrah tanween
Teach domma tanween
Teach sukoon
Teach waw preceeded by fathah
Teach yaa preceded by fathah
Teach the shaddah
Teach alif as a long vowel	with fathah
Teach yaa a long vowel	with kasrah
Teach waw as a long vowel	with dammah
Teach vertical long "a"	(vertical stroke above a letter)
Teach the long maddah
Teach the word "Al" and sun and moon letters
Teach pronunciation of word Allah in different contexts
Teach assimilation of sounds

 

Sample Anatomy of an Arabic lesson

1. Review. Always start each session off with review. Whether by drill/flashcards, a game, or oral/written quiz.

Sample review format if you are working on the isolated forms of the alphabet.

Alphabet Review (start each learning session with this or similar review time)

Use a simple alphabet chart with this portion. You may also want to use just part of an alphabet chart, listing only those letters, in order, that have been learned up to that point.

• Recite the alphabet while point to each letter

• Ask student to identify the first, last, second, etc letter of the alphabet

• Randomly point to a letter and have student identify it.

• Ask student to find a certain letter on the chart

• Have student match isolated form to its different positions (once this is learned) (can use flashcards or worksheets)

• Simple sequencing. What letter comes before/after? in between two named letters.

• Advanced. Have student recite the vowels daily after they have been taught.

• Flash alphabet cards to students for letters already learned.

• Dictate letters learned for student to write.

• Review an old drill sheet.

2. New Learning

Introduce the new concept

Again, this example is for teaching the isolated forms of the alphabet. Can be adapted for other concepts, insha Allah.

A. Recognition:

Show student the letter (on a flashcard, written on the board, etc)

Say: This is the letter ______. Have student repeat the name of the letter. At this point you could also show student how to form the letter and let student practice writing it, saying its name as he/she writes it. (Animated illustration of how to form the letters.) Use writing worksheets listed in table at top.

 

B. Drill  Give student a drill reading sheet that features the target letter as well as previous letters.

 

Example: (transliterated)

alif	baa	alif	baa	alif
baa	alif	alif	baa	baa

 

etc.

 

 

 

3. Practice:

 

• Give student rows of the target letter mixed with other letters. Have student pick out the target letter in each row. If student has already learned some other letters, fill the rows with the new letter and previous letter and have student name all the letters.

 

• You may also give students lists of words and have student pick out the letter in the words. (once isolated forms are taught)

 

• Call out words that start with various letters, if a word starts with the target letter, student writes the letter. (once sounds are learned)

 

• Play games/activities for student to practice recognizing the letter. See TJ's English alphabet page for other ideas.

 

4. Writing Practice.

If not already given, give student practice writing the new letter.  This can also be assigned as independent practice later on in the day.

5. Wrap Up

Revisit the concept learned today by quizzing student. (Example: show student flashcard of letter and student responds with the name of the letter)

If necessary, briefly re-explain concept. 

 

 

 

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Environmental Print
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